Minister announces ‘ad ban’ on channel that laid off 170 employees

Minister announces ‘ad ban’ on channel that laid off 170 employees

ISLAMABAD: Members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) staged a walkout from the press gallery during Monday’s sitting of the National Assembly to protest layoffs and non-payment of dues by a couple of private TV channels, prompting the information minister to intervene. Subsequently, a delegation of MNAs and senators, including Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, visited the media room to discuss the issue, while MQM-P senior lea…

Info minister announces 'ad ban' on private news channel which laid off 170 employees

Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, has announced that government will not give advertisements to a private news channel which recently fired 170 employees. He made the statement while speaking to journalists, who had staged a walkout from the Press Gallery of the National Assembly on May 11, 2026. Journalists associated with the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) had staged a protest against layoffs and…

Tarar says, govt lifts ad ban on Suno News after agreement

ISLAMABAD, 12 MAY (DNA) —    Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said the restriction on advertisements for Suno News had been lifted after the channel started implementing agreed measures regarding payment of dues to terminated employees, reinstatement of lower-level staff and protection of workers’ rights. The minister expressed these views during a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Suno News,…

Information Minister announces suspension of ads to TV channel over sacking of 170 employees

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Photo Courtesy Radio Pakistan Website/ www.radio.gov.pk On May 11, the Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced the immediate suspension of government advertisements to a private TV channel over the termination of 170 employees. This followed a walkout by members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) from the press gallery during the May 11 sitting of the National Assemb…

Attaullah Tarar suspends ads to TV channel after PRA walkout over layoffs - Pakistan Observer

ISLAMABAD  – Members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) on Monday staged a walkout from the press gallery of the National Assembly in protest against layoffs and delayed salaries at private television channels, prompting immediate intervention by the federal government. The protest drew the attention of lawmakers from both the National Assembly and Senate, after which a delegation led by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar visited…